Nonstop flight route between Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States and Nantes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Davison Army Airfield (DAA), Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States and Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), Nantes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,716 miles (or 5,981 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Davison Army Airfield and Nantes Atlantique Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Davison Army Airfield and Nantes Atlantique Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAA / KDAA |
Airport Name: | Davison Army Airfield |
Location: | Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°42'54"N by 77°10'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAA |
More Information: | DAA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTE / LFRS |
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Location: | Nantes, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°9'24"N by 1°36'28"W |
Area Served: | Nantes, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Nantes |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTE |
More Information: | NTE Maps & Info |
Facts about Davison Army Airfield (DAA):
- Because of Davison Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Davison Army Airfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Davison Army Airfield (DAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airfield is located 15 miles southwest of Washington, D.C.
- The closest airport to Davison Army Airfield (DAA) is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NE of DAA.
- The furthest airport from Davison Army Airfield (DAA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,678 miles (18,794 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airfield provided support for Army One from 1957 to 1976 for presidents Dwight Eisenhower, John F.
Facts about Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE):
- Nantes Atlantique Airport is an international airport serving Nantes, France.
- The furthest airport from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Nantes Atlantique Airport (meaning Nantes Atlantique Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Nantes Atlantique Airport handled 393,084 passengers last year.
- After the war the airfield was again put into service by the French Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Nantes Atlantique Airport", another name for NTE is "Aéroport Nantes Atlantique".
- The airport also has a separate freight terminal, situated to the south of the passenger terminal, which includes 6,000 m2 of entrepôt storage.
- The closest airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) is Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of NTE.
- Because of Nantes Atlantique Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Nantes Atlantique Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) currently has only 1 runway.